The North Texan, Volume 7, Number 1, October 1955 Page: 3
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October, 1955
THE NORTH TEXAN
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Greek Symbols . ..
New Nam
es Will Be Used
Social fraternities and sororities at NTSC will have
their Greek letter symbols and names on their float entries
for the Homecoming Day parade, according to Garland
Brookshear, parade chairman. Students recently voted not
to attempt to display the former name of the groups who
have affiliated as national fraternities and sororities, he, re-
ported.
However, in ah effort^ to inform
former students who will return
for homecoming, Brookshear an-
nounced this week the former and
Ex-Students
Pledge Vows
Wedding and engagement no-
tices, which have been announced
since the last issue of the North
Texan, include the names of many
former students.
Bill L. Barber and JUANITA
FAY WRIGHT of Waco were
' marrie'd in October and are living
in Lubbock where they both attend
^ TVvhs— ————^—
SHIRLEY FRANCIS HARRIS
; and JAMES LE ROY PAYNE,
JR., married ip October, and live in
Hemphill, and OLA FRANCES
YARBROUGH andTUD. WYTHE
JR., both of Grandbury, have
nounced their wedding planiK^or
November. ; - - - :v,
-•-E-VELYN-vGRUB^- and KEN
NETH H ARTWE^LL were married
this summer hndCleo Beth Nowlin
md SCOTT PAUL KEAHEY,
both of^Dallas, were married in
FpkUoka, Japan, in October. Scott
a civilian, instructor with the
Air Force in Japan. .
Roy Appleton, Jr., a student at
NT, and MRS. SUE PERRYMAN
DEASON were married this sum-
mer, and ROGERS TEEL, city^K
torney for Denton, and LOU-
ROYCE JONES were married in
Sanger in September. Lour'oyce in
secretary to the manager of the
Denton Chamber of Commerce.
.MARTIN—BURCHAM
- JODY MARTIN and ROY D.
, BURCHAM will marry. Nov. 20
at La Porte and CHARLES
ROGERS and his October bride,
Elizabeth Lockhart Mays of Aus-
tin, afejnaking their home in" Ha-
waii, where Charles has been as-
signed to three years' Naval duty
at Pearl Harbor. Charles was a
member of the NTSC Air Force
unit while in ,school. ' _
<- December 23 has been set for
the wedding of CONSTANCE
KRAFT of Baytown and MIKE
HOUSTON MURPHY "of Mc-
Kinney. Mike was president of his
class for three years at NT.
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present names of NTSC groups.
Alpha Delta Pi sorority was
originally the Phoreffs, then
changed their name to Delta Chi
Delta and the original falcon fra-
ternity is now Kappa Sigma fra-
ternity.
Chi Omega was formerly Kappa
Theta Pi; the. Kaghlirs were Phi
Sigma Alpha and are now listed
as Alpha Phi ; and Chi Sigma Phi
is Sigma Nu fraternity. Phi Alpha
Tau is Sigma Phi Epsilon and the
former Trojan fraternity is Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Members of the former Phi Del-
ta fraternity are Theta Chi men,
Beta Alpha Rho Beta is Lambda
Chi Alpha, and Kappa Kappa Kap-
Pa is now Zeta Tau Alpha. For-
merly Zeta Pi Gamma, the group
is now Kappa Delta and the Tal-
ons are affiliated as Kappa Alpha.
Phi Gamma Kappa is Delta Gam
E. C. BRODIE
MISS McMULLAN
S. A. BLACKBURN
ly Sigma Phi Nu. The Geezles and
the Pi Phi Pi fraternity remain,
Mercedes Exes
Five graduates of the college
are now employed in the Rio
Grande Valley School System,
according to a recent communi-
cation from Mrs. Harry J. Helfrich
of San Juairj. the former Miss
Dora Miller. /" '
Mrs. Helfrich graduated in 1935
with a bachelor's degree and re-
turned to take the master's degree
in 1950. She has been teaching
six years" in the Mercedes School
System, the "-last two years as
director of guidance and counsel-
ing -in high schooi. She was at
NT during the summer" of 1954 to
take courses in counseling^
Superintendent at Mercedes
L. \ W. Sinclair, and principal is
S. IF. Cerhosek, both ex-students.
Betty Wilkey, also a former stu-
dent, teaches journalism and Eng-
lish in the high school at Mercedes
and Alma Whatley, an ex, is a
teacher of English in the same
school system.
The wedding ceremony of
Carolyn Ann Decker and HAS-
KELL LOWELL SPILLERS, JR.
took place in October in Dallas.
Blackburn, Brodie, Boyd and Miss
McMullan Retire From NT Faculty
Four teachers have retired from the faculty of North
Texas after a combined period of service totaling nearly 125
years. ' ^ ' ' ■
They are Dr. S. A. Blackburn, director of the industrial
arts department; Dr. E. C. Brodie, professor of English;
Miss Carolyn McMullan, assistant professor of education,
and Dixie Boyd, comptroller-treasurer^ ! I,
Dr. Blackburn joined the NTSC
staff in 1917, Dr. Brodie in 1924,
Miss McMullan in 1926, and, Mr.
Boyd in 1932. -
Before coming to North Texas,
Dr. Blackburn taught in , Illinois
and Minnesota from 1905 to 1914
and at Oak Cliff High School in
Dallas from 1914 to 1916. He re-
ceived the bachelor's degree from
Illnois State Normal University,
master's from Austin College, and
doctor of philosophy from Uni-
versity of Texas. _i=—-
For 28 years an officer of the
First State Bank in Denton, Dr.
Rlnrkburn has been vire-presi<ton£—Boyd came to NTSG
for the past 13 years. He is the
authtrr of two hooks, "Problems
in Farm Woodwork", and "Boy
Activity Projects."
Dr. Brodie
" Dr. Brodie came to NTSC in
1924 after serving as head of
English ~ instruction at Sherman
High School (1912-18), teaching at
Texas State College for Women
(1918-23), and serving as head of
the English department at Lamar
State College in Beaumont* then
known as South Park Junior Col-
lege (1923-24).
He holds the bachelor's degree
from Southwestern University,
master's from the University of
Chicago, and the Ph.D. from New
York University.
ftiss McMullan
Miss McMullan served four
years on the faculties of state
teachers colleges atj Harrison-
burg and Farmville, Va., and for
two„years -at North Carolina Col-
lege for Women: j
Her home was Originally in
Macon, Ga. She earned the bach-
elor's degree from George Pea-
body College for Teachers, the
master's , degree from Teachers
College, Columbia University, and
did further study in psychology at
Duke University.' ... .
Mr. Boyd
keeper in 1930, wa$ made business
manager in 1932, and became
comptroller-treasurer in 1947.
He was valedictorian of his, class
at.Lewisville High School. He had
studied at the University of Texas
and received the bachelor's, degree
from NTS"©: After teaching school
for seven 'years, Boyd was with
the', Denton "t„CQupty Bank from
19J4 to 1930. Ho. has been active
in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
J'He has been an untiring work-
er, spending many more 'than the
required number of hours at his
jdb," Dr. Matthews said, "and all
of us at the college regret to see
him leave. We wish for him every
possible success in his new role as
a gentleman of leisure.".
DIXIE BOYD
Reception Planned
AfTSTA Convention
V
nual reception for North Texas
State College ex-students who will
attend the Texas Slate Teachers
Association convention in San An-
tonio, Nov. 24-26, according to Dr.
Harold farmer, NTSC Ex-Student
Association secretary.
With the San Antonio ex-student
chapter as hosts, Thursday, Nov.
24, has been set for the- reception
at the Gunter Hotel in San Anton-
io. Last year the reception was at-
tended by some 65 former students.
The get-together was held in Fort
Worth with the Fort Worth ex-
student chapter as hosts for 1954.
The 1955 reception at San An-
tonio will be held from 4 until 6,
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, on the
north terrace of the Gunter Hotel.
Scraps From Scrappy . . .
... •" . > 5 • . ... - . I.
More News Received From "Fivers" And Other Ex-Students
Notes from more members of
the classes ending in '05 have
reached S<?rappy's copy
along with memos: and news from
throughout the doutytry and
abroad.
ELIZABETH GRUBBS at Cran-
dall writes that she would like
her name adcled to the list of
"fivers." She also stated that she,
thought Kaufman County has now
produced enough NT exes to or-
ganize a club to celebrate North
Texas Day. The graduate of the
class qf 1945 says, "give us a
p 1 u g." Kaufman County ex-
students interested in forming a
club should contact Dr. Harold
Farmer at NTSC. His motto is
"the more ex:-student clubs, the
better ex-student organisation."
Another "fiver" from the class
of 1935, is MRS LOUISE JAMES
JOLLY whose daughter is a fresh-
man at NT this year. LOMA H.
KINCANNON, who received her
bachelor's degree in '45, first went
to NT in 1918 and was art editor
of the yearbook, the Yucca, in
1919-20. For the past two years
she has been an elementary super-
visor of the Edinburg Consolidated
Independent School District. *
From oat in the Pacific, Lt.
J.C. SANDSBERRY writes that
just received his North
TexaftattrtsNavy station in
Hawaii. Sandsberry, who . re-
ceived the B.A. In 1948 and the
M.A. in 1950, wrote of recently
meeting two other ex-students
stationed in the Pacific—DEE
CHAMBERLAIN and JOHN K.
DELAY.
Returning from Germany by
way of NTSC this month was
DON HENRY and his wife,
PAT EZELL. The couple has been
in Germany for two years while
Don was in the service. They
will return to Big Spring where
he will rejoin the staff of the
newspaper there.
DR. MARY EVELYN BUICE is
assistant professor of physical
education at the University pf
Texas. She is state representative
for the national section for girls'
and women's sports and a mem-
ber of the national sub-committee
to revise the AACTE evaluation
schedules for physical education,
r FRANK BUSCH, BBA of
1953, is in the Army, assigned to
the office of Gen. J. Lawton
Collins, U.8. representative to
NATO. -The doctor of philoso-
phy degree was awarded JESS
ELLIS CEARLKY this summer
at the State University of,Iowa,
and BETTY L. OEHL-
SCHLAEGER, home economics
major, received the master of
England, Holland, Germany, Swit-
zerland, Italy and France. Bettie
taught two years at Ruidoso,
N.-M., and a year in Brady where
she ^ad her ow"n piano studio,
and is now teaching at Tucson,
Ariz.
From Belton comes newf'of two
North Texans.. .IVA M. FUS-
SELL, assistant professor1 of Eng-
lish at Mary Hardin-Baylor Col-
lege, and EVELYN, ft
RIDGE BRASHEARS, also in the
English department there. Dr. Fus-
sell graduated from NT in '41 and
Mrs. Br^shears in '40.
A former' member of the
school of music staff, LOUIS
NICHOLAS, is on the Peabody
College staff in Nashville and
music editor-critic for THE
NASHVILLE TENNESSEEAN.
He recently wrote of the ap-
pearance of CALVIN MARSH,
former NTexan, now a Metro-
politan Operfc baritone, who ap-
peared in concert in Nashville.
Charlotte Elise, daughter of two
former students, JOHN and
SCRAPPY KATHRYN VITZ, was crowned
■£ , "Miss Wheatheart of 1955" at the
aits degree from Ohio State North Plains Fair in Perryton.
University. 1 MRS. J. M. FOSS, formerly of
BETTIE JO' OiUYTON of Brady Memphis, Tenn., has moved to
has returned fflbm a two month* \ Syosset, L. I., N. Y., and GLORIA
tour of Europe, spending time in t DAWSON JOHNSON and her hus-
band, JOE JOHNSON, are living
in Newark, N. J.
Beaumont residents now are MR.
and MRS ERWIN C. BUELL and
their three children. Dr. Buell is
a professor in the department of
history and government at Lamar
Tech. — ;
MRS. KENNETH SMITH, the
former Mary Willis, and her three
daughters from Kentucky, were
visitors on* the campus this sum-
mer. The JOE M. SINGLETON,
JR. family has moved to Waco, and
MITCfrELL J. ZABLOTNY is
teaching music in Lubbock High
School. Hi s wife, L O U I S E
REEVES is teaching in the busi-
ness department of the school.
New address for MRS.
VERTA DENNING is 705 W.
Bloodworth, Olney, and MRS.
NAOMI GRACE SHIRES EL-
MORE jta teaching in the Mc-
Gaha-Wichita Pnblic School Sys-
tem. JOHN PRESTON YOUNG,
JR. is stationed with the army in
Germany.
J. CARTER MURPHY, who
holds the bachelor of ihusic degree
and a bachelor's degree in eco-
nomics from NT, received his doc-
tor's degree in economics from .
Chicago University last June. ,
ington University in St. Louis,
Mo. " -
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